Word: sharing
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...influx of Hispanics, mostly from Mexico, is concentrated in California (which has 34%), Texas (21%), New York (10%) and Florida (8%). Besides holding a potentially pivotal vote in close elections in those states, Hispanics are disproportionately young and thus constitute a large share of students in many school systems. At this rate, Hispanics could overtake blacks (30 million) as the largest U.S. minority...
Polygram Records, the Dutch-owned music giant, wants to turn up its volume in a big way. Polygram aims to increase its 8% market share in the U.S. by acquiring respected independent firms, which are becoming a rare breed. In August the company paid $300 million to purchase Britain's Island Records, a pioneer in reggae and progressive rock. Last week Polygram said it reached an agreement to swallow an even bigger target: A&M Records, the label founded by Tijuana Brassist Herb Alpert and promoter Jerry Moss. The price, which was not disclosed, was estimated at as much...
With losses to Princeton (in the season opener) and Yale (last weekend), Dartmouth is also near the bottom of the league standings--Columbia and Brown, with three losses apiece, share last place...
...trouble with the pilot-management buyoutof the parent of United Airlines that sparkedFriday's 190-point plunge in the Dow. The UALCorp. bidders continued scrambling yesterday toput together a new deal as the stock plummeted $53a share to $226.75 in late trading...
What liberal advocates of diversity seem to ignore too often is the fact that for diversity to "work" at Harvard, individuals within minority groups must be willing to build strong communities amongst themselves before they can go out and share their varying ideas and customs with the rest of the community. And cultural activities alone are not always enough to build strong personal bonds between individuals in minority communities--too often we see members of the same race or religion shy away from social association with people of their own background for fear of being characterized as "segregationists...